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holdmen

holdmen is the plural of holdman.

Meaning of holdman

Noun

holdman (plural holdmen)

  1. A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo.
    • However, because the winch drivers' competence is more visible than the holdmen's, winch drivers are more vulnerable to supervision even though options for handling incompetence are limited contractually.1997, David Wellman, The Union Makes Us Strong, page 154

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Questions about holdmen

What is holdmen the plural of?
Holdmen is the plural of holdman.

Words near holdmen in the dictionary

  1. holdings
  2. holdless
  3. holdlessness
  4. holdman
  5. Holdmans
  6. holdmen
  7. holdoff
  8. holdoffs
  9. Holdorf
  10. Holdorfs
  11. holdout

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